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Chapter XVIII
PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough. We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree. “Come on!” we shouted. “Come on and search the house.” “You go,” Jibby said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come on!” we shouted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come on!” we shouted.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
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From this reading PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on!” we shouted.
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From this reading PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
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From this reading “You go,” Jibby said.
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From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
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From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
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From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
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From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
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From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You go,” Jibby said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on and search the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on!” we shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PIRATE’S TREASURE Well, that all sounded reasonable enough.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all standing under the old pine tree, and Wampus and Skippy and Tad and I started for the old house on a run, but Jibby just stood there by the tree.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You go,” Jibby said.
